radio telescopes
Radio Astronomy: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today has investigated the significance of studying impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar physics, comets, planetary atmospheres, planetary geophysics, cosmochemistry, and meteorites, and how these…
The Square Kilometer Array has Gotten the Official Green Light to Begin Construction
The Square Kilometer Array, the largest radio telescope ever proposed, just commenced construction in South Africa and Australia.
How the World’s Biggest Radio Telescope Could be Used to Search for Aliens
In the coming years, China's FAST radio telescope could join in the hunt for extraterrestrials thanks to a partnership with…
China’s FAST Telescope, the World’s Largest Single Radio Dish Telescope, is Now Fully Operational
After years of construction, China's new radio telescope is in action. The telescope, called FAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope)…
How Will Aliens Find Us?
Trying to keep a low profile, to prevent the aliens from invading? Bad news. Life has actually been broadcasting our…
New Pulsar “Clocks” Will Aid Gravitational Wave Detection
This illustration shows a pulsar's magnetic field (blue) creates narrow beams of radiation (magenta). Image credit: NASA How do you…
35 Radio Observatories Link to Break Record
Ever wondered what the largest telescope on the Earth is? Well, this coming Wednesday and Thursday of this week, the…
Arecibo Observatory
[/caption] Named after the nearby city in Puerto Rico, the Arecibo Observatory (or Arecibo Radio Telescope) is the largest single-aperture…